Armchair and bed



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CORA E. BAIRD, OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

ARMCHAIR AND BED.

Application filed April 28,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CORA E. BAIRD, a c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Long Beach, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Armchairs and Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to furniture normally forming an arm chair and adapted to be readily converted into a bed. The improved construction provides an extremely simple mechanism, and one which may be readily converted with a minimum effort.

The invention will be readily understood from the following description of the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a chair constructed in accordance with the invention, partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same with one side of the chair broken away and showing in dotted lines the position of the parts when the chair is converted into a bed. 7

The improved chair structure includes a back 1 having the sides 2 extending substantially the height of back 1 so as to form an arm chair. A stationary mattress structure 3 is provided between the back and the arms at the base of the chair, and a second mattress structure 4 is received upon mattress structure 3 so as to form the seat of the chair, and this latter mattress structure is adapted to be extended to a position upon the floor and in front of the mattress structure 3 so as to form a bed of the two mattress structures. When the mattress structures are superimposed in order to form the chair structure, a suitable removable seat cushion 5 is received upon the mattress structure 4.

An operating connection is provided between the mattress structures and adapted to permit of the extension of mattress structure 4 to a position in front of mattress structure 3, and said connection preferably includes a similar mechanism at the respective sidesof the chair.

Each of these mechanisms comprises slots 6 extending along the sides of mattress structure 3 and having links 7 pivoted to rollers 8 received in said slots. .The opposite ends of the links are pivoted to mattress structure 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A cross plate 9 extends transversely of the chair structure in front of mattress 3, and said cross plate Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

1921. Serial No. 463,781.

is mounted upon the rollers 10 so that it may be readily drawn along the floor and forwardly from the chair. WVhen the parts are in chair forming position, the upper edge of the cross plate extends upwardly so as to overlie the front of mattress 4 and thereby maintain the latter in its position superimposed upon mattress 3.

The cross plate is connected to mattress 4 by links 12 pivoted at their respective ends to the mattress 4 and to the cross plate as shown at 13 and 14. A coil spring 16 is connected at one end to mattress 4, and at its opposite end to the cross plate, and is so arranged that when the mattresses are superimposed and the cross plate is retracted against the fronts of the mattresses, the spring will be so positioned as to maintain the cross plate against the mattresses.

WVhen it is desired to convert the chair into a bed, theseat cushion 5 is removed and cross plate 9 is pulled outwardly from the chair. The rollers 8 will move along slots 6 thereby moving mattress structure 4 outwardly from the chair, and when said mattress is beyond mattress 3 the continued pull upon cross plate 9 will cause links 7 to swing upon the pivots provided by rollers 8 so that mattress structure 4 is lowered to the floor in front of mattress structure 3.

Spring 16 is preferably of suflicient strength to maintain cross plate 9 against mattress 4 as the latter is pulled out, but when mattress 4 has been lowered in front of mattress 3, the continued pull upon the cross plate will withdraw the same to a position, such as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and wherein the links 12 are swung into substantially horizontal position.

Abutment elements 18 are preferably provided upon mattress 4 for limiting the swing of these links, and spring 16 is so positioned that with the parts in this position, the spring will tend to raise mattress 4. It will be understood that such a lifting tendency is normally overcome by the weight of mattress 4, but that the counter-balanced construction thus afforded, will permit of the ready lifting of mattress 4 in order that it may be subsequently shoved back upon mattress 3 when it is desired to again convert the bed into a chair.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an extremely simplified but eflicient structure arranged to be readily converted into either a bed or chair, the operating connections between the parts being arranged to permit of movement thereof to form either a bed or a chair with very little effort.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is: V

1. Convertible furniture comprising a chair frame including a stationary mattress and a removable mattress mounted thereon to form a seat for a chair, a cross plate in front of said mattresses and having a link connection with the movable mattress, connecting means between said mattresses permitting or" withdrawal of the movable mattress to a point upon the floorand in prolongation of the stationary mattresses so as to form a bed, and stops for limiting the swing of the link connection between said cross plate and said movable mattress when in bed forming position.

2. Convertible furniture comprising a chair frame including a stationary mattress and a removable mattress mounted thereon to form a seat for a chair, a cross plate in front of said mattresses and having a link connection with the movable mattress, said movablemattress having a link connection I with said stationary mattress movable along said stationary mattress to permit of withdrawal of the movable mattress to a point upon the floor and in prolongation of the stationary mattress so as to form a bed.

3. Convertible furniture comprising a chair frame including a stationary mattress and a removable mattress mounted thereon to form a seat for a chair, a cross plate in front of said mattresses andhaving a link connection with the movable mattress, said movable mattress having a link connection with said stationary mattress movable along said stationary mattress to permit of withdrawal of the movable mattress to a point upon the floor and in prolongation of the stationary mattress so as to form a bed, and a spring connection between said movable mattress and said cross plate arranged to hold said cross plate against the superimposed mattresses when in chair forming position and tending to raise the movable mattress when in bed forming position.

4. Convertible furniture comprising a chair frame including a stationary mattress and a removable mattress mounted thereon to form a seat for a chair, a cross plate in front of said mattresses and having a link connection with the movable mattress, said movable mattress having a link connection with said stationary mattress movable along said stationary mattress to permit of withdrawal of the movable mattress to a point upon the floor and in prolongation of the stationary mattress so as to form a bed, stops for limiting the swing of the link connection between said cross plate and said movable mattress when in bed forming position, and a spring connection between said movable mattress and said cross plate tending to elevate said movable mattress when in bed forming position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

'GORA E. BAIRD. 

